Background
Runyon, Marvin Travis was born on September 16, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Marvin T. and Lora Lee (Whittington) Runyon.
Runyon, Marvin Travis was born on September 16, 1924 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. Son of Marvin T. and Lora Lee (Whittington) Runyon.
Bachelor of Science in Management Engineering, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1948.
Staff member manufacturing engineering areas assembly plants, Ford Motor Company, 1943-1960; assistant, plant manager various assembly plants, Ford Motor Company, 1960-1970; manager assembly engineering automotive assembly division general office, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan, 1970-1972; general manager automotive assembly division, Ford Motor Company, 1972-1973; vice president body and assembly operations, Ford Motor Company, 1973-1977; vice president powertrain and chassis operations, Ford Motor Company, 1977-1978; vice president body and assembly operations, Ford Motor Company, 1979-1980; president, chief Executive officer, Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation United States of America, Smyrna, Tennessee, l980-87; Chairman of the Board, Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville, Tennessee, l988-92; postmaster general/Chief Executive Officer, United States Postal Svc., Washington, 1992-1998. Member at large Nuclear Power Oversight Committee, 1991-1992.
Board of directors United Way Knoxville, 1988-1992, member campaign advising committee 1990. Board directors Downtown Organisation, Knoxville, 1988-1992, Tennessee Technology Foundation, 1982, National Conference of Christians and Jews, l985-88, Nashville-Davidson County unit American Cancer Society, 1986-1988, United Way Rutherford County, 1986-1989, Cumberland Museum, Nashville, 1986. Participant Leadership Nashville Association, since 1982, president, 1986, Leadership Knoxville, 1989, Leadership Memphis, 1990-1991.
Honorary chairman Clinic Bowl, Nashville, l986. Member development advisory board Center for International Business Studies Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., l987, member college business administrative development county, 1984-1987. Member outreach committee Knoxville Bicentennial '91 Coord.
Council; member of advisory board Inroads/Nashville, Inc., since 1983. Member development advanced.bd. Nashville State Technology Institute, 1987.
Chairman corporation advising committee Middle Tennessee Regional Minority Purchasing Council, 1982-1983. Member governor's advisory board to S.E./United States Japan Association, 1981. General campaign chairman United Way Nashville and Middle Tennessee, 1985-1986, trustee, 1984-1986.
Trustee Automotive Hall of Fame, since 1985. Chairman Tennessee Minority Business Opportunity Fair, 1987-1989, 1992 Trade Fair, Midsouth Minority Purchasing Council, 1991-1992;, Senior Partners Board for May 1992 World Congress of Industrial Development Research Council, 1991-1992. Board director Memphis in May International Festival Inc., 1991-1992, Metropolitan Nashville Public Education Foundation, 1991-1992.
Member U. Tennessee Development Council, since 1990, Nucleus Fund Committee and International Programs Resource Development Committee, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U. Member Society Automotive Engineers, Engineering Society Detroit, Nashville Area Chamber of C. (Board of Governors 1983-1985), Knoxville Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1988-1992), Memphis Chamber of Commerce (board directors 1990-1992), Tennessee Association Business (board directors), Society International Bus Fellows, Belle Meade Country Club (Nashville).
Children: Marvin, Elizabeth Anne, Paul, James.